French and Indian War300px-The_Victory_of_Montcalms_Troops_at_Carillon_by_Henry_Alexander_Ogden[1].jpg

The final conflict in the ongoing struggle between the British and French for the control of eastern North America. The British won a decisive victory over the French on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec and, with the Treaty of Paris, formally gained control of Canada and all the French possessions east of the Mississippi.


Boston massacre

British troops fired into a mob, killingmp015[1].jpg five men and leading to intense public protests.


American history